A Shakespearean Cassady

A Shakespearean Cassady

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A month of rain in 12 hours
can’t dampen the Spirit
of a lifetime of experience
or the experience of a lifetime.

Two compatible souls a generation apart,
Somehow related, somehow unjaded, somehow not faded,
Still giggling unburdened, still freely unherded,
Two jazz cats still flowing, still riffing, still reading
the mind of the other.

Tis a play devoutly to be wished,
On Shaky Willie’s garden stage,
Halfway around the Globe,
In a comedy of the present and a tragedy of age
Where laughter is the direction and wine is the line.

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For a video tribute done for Carolyn’s Memorial on the one year anniversary of her passing — go here.

For the London “On The Road” premiere Adventure in the outdoor courtyard at Somerset House — go here.

For the New York City “On The Road” premiere and afterparty Adventure — go here.

For a complete overview of all the Kerouac / Beat film dramatizations including clips and reviews — check out the Beat Movie Guide.

For an excerpt from my book about the ’82 Kerouac Conference in Boulder — check out Meeting Your Heroes.